LSU murderers sketches released

Looks like you are new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Investigators have released the sketches of two of the four suspects involved in the double homicide of Desi grad students at LSU.

The first sketch is of the driver and the second of an accomplice and they used [...]

Sree Sreenivasan’s advice for US-bound desi students

Sree Sreenivasan, Professor and Dean of Students at Columbia Journalism School, and of SAJA fame, shares some pearls of wisdom for students planning to study abroad - in this case Indian students planning to study in the US, on Rediff.com.
Sree’s advice includes valuable links for information on lifestyles and resources, tips for students to stay [...]

Something has to let go. A fatwa against Co-Ed schools?

When the world around you changes, you adopt to it. Right?
The second week into engineering school I faced one of the weirdest situations I had till date. Little did I know that this would be the first of a zillion more I would for the next four years.
“Could you ask her for her notes?”
I [...]

Not in Indian schools you can’t.

Naah aah! You can’t hold hands, not any more, not in Indian Schools.
Picture from si_si_ay.
Having been a proponent of antiquated rules in the Indian school system for a long time, the latest news comes as no surprise to me.
Two high schools in Mumbai have banned pupils from holding hands, kissing or touching on [...]

Coke’s new avatar in India?

Coca Cola.

I am told that the bottles tastes better, than the can’s.
The execs at Coke have come up with a very novel and long term strategy to combat its pesticide tarnished image in India. How? By starting a university. Sorry, No typos here.

According to sources, with the growth of modern trade, Coca-Cola would be [...]

The Massacre at Virginia Tech: The day of

Monday night Update: Reports are the gunman was of Chinese origin in the US on a visa, presumable a F1 visa issued for students. Note: Update from Tuesday is that the killer was from South Korea.
Original Post:
In a chilling development, a gunman shot and killed 32 (and counting) and injured around 25 (and counting) [...]

Good news on the way? Some relief in a recently introduced immigration bill.

You should have seen the recent post on the H1B visa quota expiring in a day and a half. The frustrating part for most applicants is that even if they got their application to the USCIS within the one and a half day limit, their visa is not guaranteed.
But on March 23rd 2007 a [...]

Shilpa’s Knock Out Punch to the West, A Mature India talking to the Immature British.

The drama of the Big Brother has been a point of conversation all around the world these past days. However Paul Danahar of BBC wrote an excellent article on the mindset of current India and sent a warning to the immature and ever changing British public.
There has been a palpable sense of pride with the [...]

Smack that, all on the floor, Smack that, Not anymore

Corporal punishment has always been a vital part of the Indian education system. I know for a fact that many students, myself included would not have been as successful if not for the fear of getting smacked by the teachers and by our parents.
Even Russel Peters has a popular “somebody’s gonna get hurt” joke.
Thanks [...]

Germany, the next USA for Desi students ?

The country known for its amazing cars is now stepping into the education arena. A recent change in law allows International students to stay for upto a year to ’search’ for jobs. This law is very similar to the OPT (Optional Practical Training) program allowed in the United States of America.
I had no clue [...]